Re: [CH] Pot sizes
Gerald and Rosemary King (king-gr@primenet.com)
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:58:44 -0700
I have been following the thread on this pot size issue.
I've been growing habs in 5 gallon buckets for years. I do
admit that it took a little practice to get all the kinks worked
out. My scotch bonnets do sometimes become root bound.
Last year I grew over 70 peppers in all sorts of pots and buckets
ranging from 3 to 15 gallons.
I grew paste tomatoes in 15 gallon tree pots. My habs grew no
better in the 15 gallon pots than the 5 gallon buckets.
Two key points -- 1. check your soil composition for drainage and
water retention ( too lite, you will be constantly watering, too dense,
your soil will never drain ). 2. Pay close attention to the color of your
containers
for heat absorption -- a dark pot can fry a pepper plant on a sunny day.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Anderson <Chilehead@tough-love.com>
To: <AutumnRhea@aol.com>
Cc: chileheads <CHILE-HEADS@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Pot sizes
> If Byron went out and bought potting soil which is designed to be
> installed in pots and his pots drained correctly, he could easily
> grow habaneros in a 5 gallon can. You cannot fill a pot with your
> garden soil, no matter how organic, and expect to grow plants. You
> will never get the watering or fertilizer rates correct.
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> > Ummmmmm LB I beg to differ(if I may)........well I'm going to
> > anyways<EG> I have grown a Habanero in a 5 gallon container for 3
> > years, it did marvelous and was very prolific!! I think some peppers
> > like to be a bit rootbound, the plant spends more time putting out
> > peppers and foliage, instead of spending it's time, working on a
> > bigger rootball...just my 2 cents worth, and alot of pepper growing
> > experience........ what works for one might not be worth a flip to
> > another, but I had to say my (peace!) hehehe
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> Dave Anderson
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